Village government · Walworth County, WI

Darien's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Darien took in $3.7 million and spent $3.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes46%Fees for services (sewer, water)23%State tax money17%Fines and other9.3%County and local tax money3.9%Federal tax money0.5%

What stands out

46%

of Darien's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes46%

Property tax
46%$1.7 million
Other taxes
0.7%$26 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and occupation and business licenses
  • Other licenses$19 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$7 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services23%

Fees for services
23%$847 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$488 thousand
  • Water$338 thousand
  • Road charges$10 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$4 thousand
  • Other service charges$4 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.5%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.5%$17 thousand

State tax money17%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
17%$626 thousand

County and local tax money3.9%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
3.9%$145 thousand

Fines and other9.3%

Interest, rents and other
8.5%$315 thousand
Fines
0.8%$29 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities28%Police, fire, courts and jails23%Roads, transit and parking23%Running the government and other costs8.8%Parks, recreation and libraries7.7%All other spending10%

What stands out

23%

of Darien's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
28%$899 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$395 thousand
  • Water supply$395 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$109 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
23%$738 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$635 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$64 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$33 thousand
  • Fire protection$6 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
23%$730 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$730 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.8%$285 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$159 thousand
  • Government buildings$66 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$38 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$19 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$3 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.7%$248 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$142 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$106 thousand
Interest on debt
6.1%$198 thousand
Health and hospitals
3.7%$121 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$121 thousand
Housing and community development
0.5%$15 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Darien. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Darien itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.